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Nepal

Nepal is a small beautiful country in South Asia, landlocked by China (about 1236 km) in north and India (about 1690 km) in south, east and west. Conventionally Nepal has been characterized as "a yam caught between two rocks" as it is sandwiched between two Asian bulldozers--China and India. It extends from 80O 4’ E and 88O 12’ E longitude and 26O 22’ N to 30+ read more

Nepal is a country that will stun you on many levels. Its variety of landscapes, cultures and people, offer a wide variety of activities for travelers to get engaged in. In many travel reviews, N+ read more

People Of Nepal

The multicultural diversity is Nepal’s one of the unique asset. The ethno-cultural groups maintain their unique life style, language, customs, and rituals, food habits (cuisine), dresses, jewelry or ornaments. In our country there are around 101 ethnic and caste groups. They live under different diverse geographic and environmental orientations, from the low plains near the Indian borde+ read more

Nepal is multi religious country in the world so different ethnic groups live with their own way of religious practice, lifestyle, language, culture and tradition with ever peace of harmony in so+ read more

People in Nepal commonly welcome you by Namaste as a traditional salute (means I salute the divine in you) which is widely used in the most part of country. About 23 million Nepalese are made of + read more

Tourist Info

All travelers are requested to abide by the custom regulations of Nepal. The facilities that are given to travelers are of international norms except in the cases of heavy duty import such as val+ read more

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Bouddhanath Stupa

Boudhanath is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in Kathmandu, Nepal. Boudhanath has been an important place of pilgrimage and meditation for Tibetan Buddhists & local Nepalis. It is known as KhÄsti by Newars as Bauddha or Bodh-nÄth by modern speakers of Nepali. Located about 11 km (7 miles) from the center and northeastern outskirts of Kathmandu, the stupa's massive mandala makes it one of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal. It is also a popular tourist site. In 1979, Boudha became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Great Stupa of Boudhanath is the focal point of the district. There are at least 29 Tibetan Gompas (Monasteries & Nunneries) around Boudhanath. The Buddhist stupa of Boudhanath dominates the skyline. The ancient Stupa is one of the largest in the world.

According to legend, Boudhanath Stupa was built during the 5th century AD, by an an old poultry woman who asked the king for land to construct a shrine to the Buddha. The king agreed, and offered her as much land as she could cover with the skin of a water buffalo. The woman proceeded to cut a buffalo hide into thin strips, and placed them end to end to form a huge circumference. The king realized that he had been tricked by the old woman, but he adhered to his word, and the stupa was constructed according to these dimensions.

Bodnath Stupa looks like a giant mandala, or diagram of the Buddhist cosmos. And as in all Tibetan mandalas, four of the Dhyani Buddhas mark the cardinal points, with the fifth, Vairocana, enshrined in the center (in the white hemisphere of the stupa). The five Buddhas also personify the five elements (earth, water, fire, air and ether), which are represented in the stupa's architecture.

There are other symbolic numbers here as well: the nine levels of Boudhanath Stupa represent the mythical Mt. Meru, center of the cosmos; and the 13 rings from the base to the pinnacle symbolize the path to enlightenment, or "Bodhi" — hence the stupa's name. As at Swayabunath, Bodnath is topped with a square tower bearing the omnipresent Buddha eyes on all four sides. Instead of a nose is a question-mark-type symbol that is actually the Nepali character for the number 1, symbolizing unity and the one way to reach enlightenment—through the Buddha's teachings. Above this is the third eye, symbolizing the wisdom of the Buddha.

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